timothy

Tim·o·thy

T0223000 (tĭm′ə-thē)n. See Table at Bible.

Timothy

, Saint First century ad. Christian leader and companion of Saint Paul. Two epistles of the New Testament, ascribed to Paul, are addressed to him.

tim·o·thy

T0223000 (tĭm′ə-thē)n. pl. tim·o·thies Any of several grasses of the genus Phleum, especially P. pratense, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, which has a dense cylindrical inflorescence of compressed, one-flowered spikelets and is widely cultivated for hay.

[Probably after Timothy Hanson, an 18th-century American farmer.]

Timothy

(ˈtɪməθɪ) n1. (Biography) Saint. a disciple of Paul, who became leader of the Christian community at Ephesus. Feast day: Jan 26 or 222. (Bible) either of the two books addressed to him (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Timothy), containing advice on pastoral matters

tim•o•thy

(ˈtɪm ə θi)

n., pl. -thies. a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes: used as fodder. [1730–40; after Timothy Hanson, American farmer who cultivated it in the early 18th century]

Tim•o•thy

(ˈtɪm ə θi)

n. 1. a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed two Epistles. 2. either of these Epistles, I Timothy or II Timothy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	timothy - grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hayherd's grass, Phleum pratensetimothy - a grass grown for haygrass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as haygenus Phleum, Phleum - grasses native to temperate regions
	2.	Timothy - a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus
	3.	timothy - a grass grown for hayhay - grass mowed and cured for use as fodderherd's grass, Phleum pratense, timothy - grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

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Timothy,

two letters of the New Testament. With TitusTitus,
letter of the New Testament. With First and Second Timothy, it comprises the Pastoral Epistles, purportedly written by St. Paul. Titus resembles First Timothy in detail; it consists of points regarding the regulation of church government, while stressing the need for the
..... Click the link for more information. they comprise the Pastoral Epistles, in which St. PaulPaul, Saint,
d. A.D. 64? or 67?, the apostle to the Gentiles, b. Tarsus, Asia Minor. He was a Jew. His father was a Roman citizen, probably of some means, and Paul was a tentmaker by trade. His Jewish name was Saul.
..... Click the link for more information. addresses his coworkers as the guardians and transmitters of his teaching. Modern scholars have regarded the letters as pseudepigraphical, written by a late 1st or early 2d cent. A.D. church leader in Paul's name and incorporating insights from Paul's letters. The vocabulary, mode of argument, and theology differ from the genuine Paulines. First Timothy regulates congregational life, while relaying qualifications for the clergy. Then come details on the admonitions of personal life and the behavior of widows and the clergy. The letter closes with personal exhortations. Second Timothy is a testament, i.e., the last words of Paul to Timothy. It emphasizes personal courage and fidelity to the Pauline legacy of teaching. In it are warnings of future suffering and allusions to Paul's own trials.

Bibliography

See studies by M. Dibelius and H. Conzelmann (1972), A. T. Hanson (1982), and G. W. Knight, III (1992).

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herd's-grass,

perennial plant (Phleum pratense) of the family Poaceae (grassgrass,
any plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), an important and widely distributed group of vascular plants, having an extraordinary range of adaptation. Numbering approximately 600 genera and 9,000 species, the grasses form the climax vegetation (see ecology) in
..... Click the link for more information. family), native to Europe and W Asia and one of the most widely cultivated hay grass of North America. Adaptable to cool, moist climates, where it is sometimes grown in mixtures (especially with red clover), it is a late grass—usually sown in the fall—and can be stored after cutting. It is not used for permanent pastures because it cannot survive continuous grazing. Timothy is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Liliopsida, order Cyperales, family Poaceae.

timothy

[′tim·ə·thē] (botany) Phleum pratense. A perennial hay grass of the order Cyperales characterized by moderately leafy stems and a dense cylindrical inflorescence.

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¹ New Testament1. Saint. a disciple of Paul, who became leader of the Christian community at Ephesus. Feast day: Jan. 26 or 22 2. either of the two books addressed to him (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Timothy), containing advice on pastoral matters

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² either of the two books addressed to St Timothy, a disciple of Paul, who became leader of the Christian community at Ephesus (in full The First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Timothy), containing advice on pastoral matters

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Bibliography

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Synonyms for timothy

noun grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

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noun a grass grown for hay

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